Institute Members

William Alexander

Associate Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS, 310, Boca Raton Campus
Email: walexander@fau.edu
Website

Shailaja Allani

Associate Scientist, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science
Director, Center for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
Office: MC-17, Room 202, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8322
Email: skesaraj@fau.edu
Website

Rindy Anderson

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: BC-90, Room 336, Davie Campus
Phone: 954.236.1144 (Davie), 561.297.4681 (Boca)
Email: andersonr@fau.edu
Website

Gizelle Anzures, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 206, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3368
Email: ganzures@.fau.edu
Website

Nicole Baganz, Ph.D.

Assistant Director and Director of Community Engagement and Programming, FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Research Assistant Professor, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 201A, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8559
Email: nbaganz@health.fau.edu
Website

Elan Barenholtz, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Psychology and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 101, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3433
Email: ebarenho@fau.edu
Website

Lilah M. Besser, PhD, MSPH

Assistant Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, Institute for Human Health and Disease Intervention
Office: SO-284H, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0614
Email: lbesser@fau.edu

Randy D. Blakely, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Executive Director, FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Office: MC-22, Room 201G, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8100
Email: rblakely@health.fau.edu
Website

Lucia Carvelli, Ph.D.

Associate Professor: Neuroscience, Honors College
Office: MC-22, Room 216H, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8115
Email: lcarvelli@fau.edu
Website

Lun-Ching Chang

Associate Professor, Mathematics, College of Science
Office: SE43, Room 222, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3351
Email: changl@fau.edu
Website

David Cinalli, Ph.D.

Assistant Director of Community Engagement and Programming, Director of Mobile Minds Program
Office: MC-22, Room 201C, Jupiter Campus
Email: dcinalli2013@fau.edu

Andrea Cippitelli, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 204
Email: acippitelli@health.fau.edu
Website

Maré Cudic, Ph.D.

Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Associate Dean for Research, College of Science
Office: Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.4645
Email: mcudic@fau.edu
Website

Predrag Cudic, Ph.D.

Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Associate Dean for Research, College of Science
Office: MC-17, Room 208, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8375
Email: pcudic@fau.edu
Website

Ali A. Danesh, Ph.D., FAAA

Professor, Director of Audiology Clinic, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Education
Professor of Integrated Medical Science, College of Medicine
Office: ED-47, Room 434, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2071
Email: danesh@health.fau.edu
Website

Kevin Darby, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 211, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.6033
Email: darbyk@fau.edu
Website

Michael A. DeDonno Ph.D.

Professor, Educational Leadership, College of Education
Integrated Medical Science (Secondary)
Office: Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3554
Email: mdedonno@health.fau.edu
Website

Deguo Du, Ph.D.

Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science
Office: PS-55, Room 301G, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0094
Email: ddu@fau.edu
Website

Erik Duboue, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Wilkes Honors College
Office: RE, Room 205
Phone: 561-799.8069
Email: eduboue@fau.edu
Website

Julie Earles, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology, Wilkes Honors College
Office: PSR 203, Jupiter campus
Phone: 561.799.8612
Email: jearles@fau.edu
Website

Erik D. Engeberg, Ph.D.

Professor, Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
Office: 36, Room 178, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0537
Email: eengeberg@fau.edu
Website

Cristina Fenollar Ferrer, Ph.D.

Associate Research Professor, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Office: MC-22, Room 305, Jupiter Campus
Email: mfenollarferrer@fau.edu

Gregg Fields, Ph.D.

Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science
Executive Director, I-HEALTH
interim Vice President for Research
Office: MC-17, Room 211, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8577
Email: fieldsg@fau.edu
Website

Laura Fontenas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: MC-19, Room 202, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8053
Email: lfontenas@fau.edu
Website

Chad Forbes, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Associate Director, FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Office: BS, Room 101, Boca Campus
Phone: 561.297.3373
Email: forbesc@fau.edu
Website

Behnaz Ghoraani, Ph.D., SMIEEE

Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Office: EE-96, Room 319, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.4031
Email: bghoraani@fau.edu
Website

Tanja A. Godenschwege, Ph.D.

Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: MC-19, Room 209, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.297.1390
Email: godensch@fau.edu
Website

Patrick Grant, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 313, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.1053
Email: grantp@health.fau.edu
Website

Wendy P. Guastaferro, Ph.D.

Professor and Director, School of Criminology & Criminal Justice
Office: SO210, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0428
Email: wguastaferro@fau.edu
Website

Kathleen Guthrie, Ph.D.

Professor of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Assistant Director for Graduate Education, FAU Stiles-Nicolson Brain Institute
Office: BC-71, Room 208, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0457
Email: kguthrie@health.fau.edu
Website

Maureen Hahn, Ph.D.

Neurobehavior Core Scientific Director
Research Associate Professor, College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 216J, John D. MacArthur Campus, Jupiter
Phone: 561.799.8491
Email: hahnm@health.fau.edu

William Hahn, Ph.D.

Research Associate, Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
Office: BS-12, Room 405, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2231
Email: whahn@fau.edu

Jason Hallstrom, Ph.D.

Professor and Director of I-SENSE, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Office: EE-96, Room 324, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.4748
Email: jhallstrom@fau.edu
Website

Sang Hong, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 209, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2905
Email: shong6@fau.edu
Website

Heather Howard, MSW, Ph.D., LCSW

Associate Professor, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
Phone: 561.297.3969
Email: howardh@fau.edu
Website

Ceylan Isgor, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 323, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0712
Email: cisgor@health.fau.edu
Website

Hideki Iwamato, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: MC-17, Room 113, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8463
Email: hiwamoto@health.fau.edu
Website

Kailiang Jia, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Offices: SC-1, Room 261, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.799.8054
Email: kjia@fau.edu
Website

Nancy Aaron Jones, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology, College of Science
Office: MC-13, Room 215, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8632
Email: njones@fau.edu
Website

Yunqing (Kevin) Kang

Associate Professor, Ocean and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Office: EW 177, Boca Raton Campus
Email: kangy@fau.edu
Website

Marc Kantorow, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 207, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2910
Email: mkantoro@health.fau.edu
Website

J.A. Scott Kelso, Ph.D.

Glenwood and Martha Creech Eminent Scholar in Science and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
Office: BS-12, Room 411, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2229
Email: kelso@ccs.fau.edu
Website

Alan Kersten, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, College of Science
Office: Behavioral Science Room 203, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3382
Email: akersten@fau.edu
Website

Andy V. Khamoui, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion
Office: Field House Labs FW11A-128, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.4450
Email: akhamoui@fau.edu
Website

Cheryl Krause-Parello, Ph.D., RN, FAAN

Professor, College of Nursing
Faculty Fellow, (I-HEALTH)
Director, Canines Providing Assistance to Wounded Warriors (C-P.A.W.W.)
Office: Boca Campus
Phone: 561.297.0055
Email: ckrausep@health.fau.edu
Website

Gregory Macleod, Ph.D.

Professor, Wilkes Honors College
Office: MC-19, Room 212, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8205
Email: macleodg@fau.edu
Website

Krista A. McCoy, Ph.D

Research Associate Professor, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Office:Marine Science Lab One; Room 220
Lab: Marine Science Lab One; Room 217
Phone: 772-242-2253
Email: mccoyk@fau.edu

Sarah Milton, Ph.D.

Professor and Chair, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: SC-1, Room 288, Boca Raton campus
Phone: 561.297.3327
Email: smilton@fau.edu
Website

Lindsay Montgomery, Ph.D.

Administrative Coordinator, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute,
Office:
Phone:
Email: lmontgomery@fau.edu

Rodney Murphey, Ph.D.

Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: MC-19, Room 101, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.297.0384
Email: rmurphey@fau.edu
Website

Akihiko Ozawa, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Email: aozawa@health.fau.edu
Website

Alexandra Paz, Ph.D.

Assistant to the Director of Community Engagement and Programming
Office:
Phone:
Email: paza2018@fau.edu

Ramin Pashaie, Ph.D.

Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Computer & Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
Office: EE, 317, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.1041
Email: rpashaie@fau.edu

Paul Peluso, Ph.D.

Chair and Professor, Department of Counselor Education
Office: ED 466
Phone: 561.297.3625
Email: ppeluso@fau.edu
Website

Rodrigo de Oliveira Pena, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
Office: MC-19, Room 109, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8514
Email: penar@fau.edu
Website

Linda Petersen

Neuroscience Graduate Program Coordinator
Office: Bldg. SE 43, Room 103A
Phone: 561.297.4989
Email: lpetersen@fau.edu
Website

Gala M. Pierce, M.S.

Associate Director of Administrative Operations, FAU Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Office: MC-22, Room 201H, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8046 (ext. 6-8046)
Email: pierceg@fau.edu

Julie Pilitsis, Ph.D., MD, MBA

Vice President of Medical Affairs and Strategic Initiatives
Professor of Integrated Medical Science
Office: Boca Raton Campus
Phone:
Email: jpilitsis@health.fau.edu
Website

Beth A. Pratt, Ph.D., RN

Assistant Professor
Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Associate Director, C-P.A.W.W. Office: Davie Campus
Phone: 954-236-1131
Email: bpratt4@health.fau.edu
Website

Howard Prentice, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 139, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0362
Email: hprentic@fau.edu
Website

Ning Quan, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: MC-17, Room 228, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8100
Email: nquan@health.fau.edu
Website

Mahsa Ranji, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and I-SENSE Fellow
Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Office: EE, 325, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0089
Email: mranji@fau.edu

Monica Rosselli, Ph.D.

Professor and Assistant Chair, Psychology, College of Science
Office: E&S, Room 268A, Davie Campus
Phone: 954.236.1108
Email: mrossell@fau.edu
Website

Adam Schaefer, M.P.H.

Principal Investigator and Epidemiologist
Office: 5600 US 1 North, Ft. Pierce
Phone: 772.242.2311
Email: aschaef3@fau.edu
Website

Susan Schneider, Ph.D.

Director, Center For the Future Mind, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Office:SO 283, Boca Raton Campus
Phone:561-297-3878
Email: sschneider@fau.edu
Website

Wen Shen, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 229, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0628
Email: wshen@health.fau.edu
Websitegr

Summer Sheremata, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 207, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3362
Email: ssheremata@fau.edu
Website

Robert Stackman, Ph.D.

Dean, Graduate College
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Science
Office: MC-19, Room 110, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.297.4358
Email: rstackma@fau.edu
Website

Maciej Stawikowski, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Office:Boca Raton Campus
Phone: (561)297-4871
Email: mstawikowski@fau.edu
Website

Adele Stewart, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
College of Medicine
Biomedical Science
Office: MC-22, Room 216, Jupiter Campus
Email: stuarta@health.fau.edu

Jana Strickler

Advanced Cell Imaging Core Managing Director, Stiles-Nicholson Brain Institute
Office:Room 102, MC-19, John D. McArthur, Jupiter campus
Phone: 561.799.3321
Email: jboerner@fau.edu
Website

Rui Tao, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 327, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0713
Email: rtao@health.fau.edu
Website

Ruth Tappen, EdD, RN, FAAN

Professor and Christine E. Lynn Eminent Scholar, College of Nursing
Office: AZ-79, Room 119, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.3188
Email: rtappen@fau.edu
Website

Ilknur Telkes, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biomedical, College of Medicine
Center for SMART Health Investigator
Office: BC-71, Room 209, Boca Campus
Phone: 561.297.2278
Email: itelkes@health.fau.edu
Website

Carol Tessel, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Office: 47 - ED 449, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.1138
Email: ctessel@fau.edu
Website

Lawrence Toll, Ph.D.

Professor of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 215J, Boca Raton Campus
Email: ltoll@health.fau.edu
Website

Henriette van Praag

Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: MC-22, Room 215G, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8689
Email: hvanpraag@health.fau.edu
vanPraagLab@fau.edu
Website

Laura Vernon, Ph.D.

Professor, Wilkes Honors College
Office: MC-19, Room 109, Jupiter campus
Phone: 561.799.8411
Email: lvernon@fau.edu
Website

Robert Vertes, Ph.D.

Professor, Psychology and Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 329, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.2362
Email: rvertes@fau.edu
Website

Hongjie Wang

Assistant Research Professor, Institute for Human Health & Disease Intervention, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Office: MC-17, Jupiter Campus
Email: wangh@fau.edu
Website

Jianning (Jenny) Wei, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 210, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0002
Email: jwei@health.fau.edu
Website

Herbert Weissbach, Ph.D.

Distinguished Research Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Office: MC-17, Room 225, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8345
Email: hweissba@fau.edu
Website

Teresa Wilcox, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Science
Office: BS-12, Room 101B, Boca Campus
Email: wilcox@fau.edu
Website

Dale Williams, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Education
Office: ED-23, Room 427, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561-297-3238
Email: dwilliam@fau.edu
Website

Amy Wright, Ph.D.

Research Professor, Marine Biomedical and Biotechnology Research, HBOI
Office: HB-01, Room 236, Harbor Branch Campus
Phone: 772.242.2459
Email: awright33@fau.edu
Website

Jang-Yen (John) Wu, Ph.D.

Professor, Biomedical Science, College of Medicine
Office: BC-71, Room 241, Boca Raton Campus
Phone: 561.297.0167
Email: jwu@health.fau.edu
Website

Ilyas Yildirim, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Science
Office: MC-17, 224, Jupiter Campus
Email: iyildirim@fau.edu
Website

Qi Zhang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Advanced Cell Imaging Core Scientific Director
Office: MC-22, Room 303, Jupiter Campus
Phone: 561.799.8575
Email: zhangq@health.fau.edu
Website